Man taken to hospital after shooting incident

A 28-year-old man with an unknown address was shot near a residence on North Peter Street Sunday at about 1:40 a.m.

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Witnesses told police they heard four or five gunshots preceded by screeching tires. Some witnesses said they saw a red SUV drive away after the shots were fired.

According to police reports, an officer heard a lookout on the police radio for a red SUV just before he pulled over a red Nissan Pathfinder driving erratically with its hazard lights on.

Reports say when the officer approached the stopped vehicle, he noticed that a man in the passenger seat was wounded, and the driver told the officer that the passenger had been shot and they needed to get to a hospital.

Reports say the officer called for an ambulance and then proceeded to ask the driver what happened.

The officer said, according to reports, the driver responded by saying, ''I plead the fifth.''

The officer also stated in the report he noticed what looked like a bullet hole in the front passenger door of the vehicle.

After an ambulance arrived, the officer followed the victim to the hospital. According to police reports, after the victim was treated for his injuries, he refused to comment on the incident.